Wilson Jr., Charles Edward   
	
GLADEWATER -- Services for Charles Edward Wilson Jr., of 
White Oak, will be held 10 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2007, 
at Clarksville City Baptist Church, with the Reverend Roger 
Gage officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Memorial 
Gardens. Born May 9, 1927, in Erick, Oklahoma, to Charles 
and Ruby Wilson, he died Thursday, January 11, 2007, at 
his home. Mr. Wilson graduated from Garland High School in 
Garland, Texas. After serving in the United States Navy 
during World War II, Mr. Wilson attended and graduated from 
the University of Houston in 1953, with a degree in pharmacy. 
Mr. Wilson began his career working at Mading Drug in Houston, 
which eventually led him to Richardson, Texas, in 1962, where 
he opened and owned Arapaho Pharmacy. In 1969, Mr. Wilson 
moved to Gladewater, where he opened and owned Medco Pharmacy 
until the early 1980s. He began working for Eckerd Drug and 
retired after 10 years. At the end of his career, Mr. Wilson 
worked part-time for Brookshire's Pharmacy. During his career, 
Mr. Wilson served as president of the Dallas Pharmaceutical 
Association, and he served on the Texas Pharmaceutical 
Association board of directors, of which he was the chairman 
of the House of Delegates. He was honored as the Texas 
Pharmacist of the Year in 1967 by the Texas Pharmaceutical 
Association. In 2003, Mr. Wilson received his Gold Certificate 
for 50 years of service as a pharmacist. Mr. Wilson was a member 
of the Gladewater Rotary Club, where he served on the board of 
directors and was a past president. He was also a member of the 
American Legion. Mr. Wilson was a member of the Clarksville City 
Baptist Church, where he faithfully served as church pianist, 
Sunday school teacher, Sunday school director, and deacon. Mr. 
Wilson was an avid gardener and bird watcher. He enjoyed working 
crossword puzzles, fishing, spending time with family, and 
sharing the love of Jesus with everyone he met. Mr. Wilson was 
preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Ruby Wilson; and 
daughter, Laraine Huddleston. He is survived by his childhood 
sweetheart and wife of 61 years, Faye Wilson of White Oak; 
daughter and son-in-law, Penny and Buddy Bennett of Ball Ground, 
Georgia; daughter and son-in-law, Patty and Mike Busby of Grand 
Prairie, Texas; grandchildren, Chris Wilson, Charles Wilson and 
wife, Amy, Amanda Digiglio and husband, Charlie, Cory, Brady, 
and Landry Bennett; four great-grandchildren; sister and 
brother-in-law, Ann and James Clay of Duncanville, Texas; sister 
and brother-in-law, Fern and Thurman Vanzant of Springfield, 
Missouri; brother-in-law, Bill Latimer of White Oak, Texas; 
brother-in-law, Leon Peel of Lancaster, Texas; and several 
nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. The family 
would like to thank Legacy Hospice for the devoted and loving 
care given to Mr. Wilson during his illness. The family will 
receive friends from 7-9 p.m. this evening, January 14, 2007, at 
Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/14/2007.